[Paraview] paraview 4.1 and greater not getting slice representation on remote logins

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Ah! I missed the info about ssh -X from different machines. Try doing a
simple Wavelet source and slice that. Does that work?

On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 5:52 PM Kate Fissell <fissell at pitt.edu> wrote:

> Hi Utkarsh,
>
> Thanks for your super fast response.
> Using a  slice filter I also get no slice image.
> I downloaded nightly build ParaView-4.3.1-882-gbdceec7-Linux-64bit
> and I still have the problem.  Is that the most recent git/master ?
>
> When you say you think the problem is related to the fix you list,
> do you mean that the 15457 fix you needed to do for parallel
> slice had the side effect of causing this remote connection issue, or,
> do you mean that the parallel slice fix would hopefully solve
> the remote connection issue ?
>
> I tried to take a look at the code changes in the fix.
> I saw some stuff with extents.   Do you think that the
> problem is that the extent is computed incorrectly, eg
> way too small, eg 0 ?   Why would that happen only
> on the Centos->Ubuntu remote connection ?
>
> thanks very much,
> Kate
>
> On 07/22/2015 03:35 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit wrote:
> > Kate,
> >
> > I suspect it's related to this fix:
> > https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge_requests/92
> >
> > I tested with the latest git/master and it does render correctly in
> > client-server mode too.
> >
> > A workaround would be to use the Slice filter instead. It will be a
> > little slower and more memory intensive than "Slice" representation,
> > however.
> >
> > Utkarsh
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Kate Fissell <fissell at pitt.edu> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> On Paraview versions 4.1 and greater if I ssh -X from a Centos machine
> into
> >> an Ubuntu
> >> graphics server to run Paraview I have a problem with viewing images.
> >>
> >> I load the AnalyzeNifTIIO plugin, and load a nifti image, and I believe
> it
> >> loads correctly.
> >> I get the wireframe, the Information panel gives the correct
> cells/point.
> >> If I change to
> >> Slice representation the view window stays blank.  Volume
> representation is
> >> fine, I get the
> >> 3D rendering.
> >> Same thing if I load a vti format of the data, no slice view.
> >>
> >> This happens when I ssh from a Centos machine, it does not happen when
> I ssh
> >> from
> >> an Ubuntu machine.   In both cases I believe I am using glx to do the
> >> rendering locally,
> >> not doing a setenv DISPLAY to ship the rendered picture over the net.
> >> It is the same glx version on the Ubuntu and Centos machine, but they
> have
> >> different
> >> graphics cards.
> >>
> >> Ubuntu server running Paraview (console graphics):
> >> OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
> >> OpenGL renderer string: Quadro K4000/PCIe/SSE2
> >> OpenGL core profile version string: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 331.113
> >> OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.30 NVIDIA via Cg
> >> compiler
> >> OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
> >> OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
> >> OpenGL core profile extensions:
> >> OpenGL version string: 4.4.0 NVIDIA 331.113
> >> OpenGL shading language version string: 4.40 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
> >> OpenGL context flags: (none)
> >> OpenGL profile mask: (none)
> >> OpenGL extensions:
> >>
> >>
> >> Centos machine ssh'd to Ubuntu server:
> >> OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
> >> OpenGL renderer string: Quadro FX 580/PCIe/SSE2
> >> OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 340.76
> >> OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
> >> OpenGL extensions:
> >>
> >>
> >> Ubuntu machine ssh'd to Ubuntu server:
> >> OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
> >> OpenGL renderer string: Quadro K4000/PCIe/SSE2
> >> OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.125
> >> OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
> >> OpenGL extensions:
> >>
> >>
> >> In Paraview ParaView-v4.0.1 I do not have this problem.
> >> I have the problem in Paraview-4.1, 4.2, 4.3.
> >>
> >> I am using your pre-compiled binaries as test, but I have the same
> problem
> >> with my compilation.
> >>
> >> Do you know what changed from ParaView-v4.0.1 to ParaView-v4.1 that
> would
> >> cause
> >> this or what the workaround is ?
> >>
> >> thanks
> >> Kate
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